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A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.
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Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town.
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CARSON, CA - JULY 31: Andre Villa practices in the Moto X Freestyle during the summer X Games 14 at Home Depot Center on July 31, 2008 in Carson, California.
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Jamaica's Delloreen Ennis-London, center, clears the last hurdle during the 100 meter women's hurdle event at the Golden League athletic games in Brussels, Friday Sept. 5, 2008. Ennis-London went on to place first in the event.
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Tia Hellebaut of Belgium competes during the women's high jump event at the IAAF Golden League Memorial Van Damme athletics meeting in Brussels September 5, 2008.
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BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - SEPTEMBER 05: Pamela Jelimo of Kenya celebrates victory in the Women's 800m during the IAAF Golden League meeting at the Memorial Van Damme Stadium on September 5, 2008 in Brussels, Belgium.
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Italy's Claudia Pettazzoni (L) and Peru's Fidel Rios kiss each other to win the IKE, the International underwater kissing event in Riccione on July 20, 2008. The couple won the world's longest underwater kiss title with a time of 1 minutes and 51 seconds.
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A model presents a creation by Belarussian designer Dmitry Prigozhaev during the International Festival of Vanguard Art, Mammoth, in Minsk November 17, 2007.
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Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) arrives to accept the nomination. at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota September 4, 2008.
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ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 04: Republican U.S presidential nominee U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) pauses while speaking during day four of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 4, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will accept the GOP nomination for U.S. President Thursday night.
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WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 21: Jenna Bush (L) helps mother of First Lady Laura Bush, Jenna Welsh (L), onto Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House December 21, 2007 in Washington, DC. President and Mrs. Bush are traveling to Camp David for Christmas before traveling to the President's ranch in Texas.
Jenna Bush, center, photographer Mia Baxter, left, and Caryl Stern, president and CEO of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, attend a party to celebrate Jenna Bush's new book, "Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope," Monday, Oct. 1, 2007, in New York. The book by President Bush's daughter is about HIV/AIDS in Latin America and sales proceeds will benefit UNICEF.
WASHINGTON - MAY 6, 2006: In this handout photo provided by the White House, Jenna Bush and Mr. Henry Hager pose for a photograph on May 6, 2006 in Washington, DC. President and Mrs. George W. Bush announced Thursday, August 16, 2007, the engagement of their daughter, Jenna Bush, to Mr. Henry Hager, son of the Honorable and Mrs. John H. Hager of Richmond, Virginia. The couple who have been dating for several years became engaged Wednesday, August 15, 2007 while in Maine. President George W. Bush's daughter Jenna will marry Henry Hager,the son of the head of Virginia's Republican Part, at the family ranch in Crawford on Saturday May 10, 2008. President Bush said the ceremony will take place outdoors near a lake and that a giant limestone cross will serve as the altar.
This photo supplied by UNICEF show Jenna Bush, right foreground, sitting and listening as a multi-grade teacher in the Chaco region of Paraguay explains the difficulties of teaching in the dirt-floored school house because of the harsh weather conditions in the region. Jenna was visiting a UNICEF supported program that brought clean, safe drinking water to the houses in the region in Fall 2006. Bush is writing a nonfiction book for young adults, "Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope," that will center on a 17-year-old single mother who is HIV positive. Based on her time working for UNICEF, the book will be published this fall by HarperCollins, it was announced Tuesday, March 6, 2007.
This file photo originally supplied by UNICEF show Jenna Bush, right foreground, sitting and listening as a multi-grade teacher in the Chaco region of Paraguay explains the difficulties of teaching in the dirt-floored school house because of the harsh weather conditions in the region. Jenna was visiting a UNICEF supported program that brought clean, safe drinking water to the houses in the region in Fall 2006. Bush has writing a nonfiction book for young adults, "Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope," that will center on a 17-year-old single mother who is HIV positive. Bush met Ana, whose real name and hometown are concealed, while working as an intern for the United Nations Children's Fund.
President Bush's daughter Jenna Bush, right, leans her head on Henry Hager during the home opener baseball game for the Washington Nationals and the Arizona Diamondbacks at RFK Stadium in this Thursday, April 14, 2005 file photo in Washington. Jenna Bush is engaged to be married to her longtime boyfriend, Henry Hager, the White House announced Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007.
